B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast - Episode 3
Dolemite (1975)
Strap in and adjust your polyester lapels, because the B-Movie Blitzkrieg Podcast is sliding back into your ears smoother than a velvet jumpsuit at a disco funeral. Your fearless hosts, Duncan & The Baz, are heading to the mean streets of 1970s cinema for a soul-powered showdown with the legendary Dolemite (1975).
This episode, we’re diving deep into the kung-fu-fighting, rhyme-spitting, fur-coat-wearing fever dream that introduced the world to Rudy Ray Moore’s iconic alter ego — a pimp, poet, and people’s champion who makes Shaft look like a substitute geography teacher.
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In This Episode:
A rundown of Dolemite’s utterly bonkers plot, which involves:
An ex-con framed by crooked cops
A madam with a militia of karate-kicking queens
And more monologues than a Shakespeare convention on acid
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Top 5 Rad/Sad & Bad Moments, including:
Dolemite’s prison release scene – featuring maximum sass, zero paperwork.
A drug addict performance worthy of an Oscar.
The world's slowest kung fu showdown – imagine ballet, but with more bell-bottoms and grunting.
Dolemite’s poetry corner: unfiltered, unpolished, and absolutely unforgettable.
We also tackle the key philosophical question: how many boom mics can one movie accidentally show? (Spoiler: it’s a lot. Like, its own drinking game.)
Plus, we salute the fashion department for what can only be described as “pimp noir chic” — feathered hats, leopard prints, and collars so wide they could be used as gliders.
And finally, the official B-Movie Blitzkrieg rating: is Dolemite a high-flying, streetwise spectacular worthy of five soul-powered salutes, or does it stumble in its platform shoes on the way to grindhouse glory?
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Whether you came for the cheesy charm, the budget-conscious effects, or the inexplicably aggressive cleaning robots, this episode’s got enough camp and chaos to power a whole food court.
Until then, stay groovy, stay grindhouse and remember, here at B-Movie Blitzkrieg…the bizarre meets the brilliant one B-Movie at a time.
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Next Episode Drops Friday, August 15th 2025
Buckle up and brace for carnage, because we’re slamming into Death Race 2000 (1975)...a pedal-to-the-metal dystopian demolition derby where points are awarded for mowing down pedestrians, and the fashion is just as dangerous as the driving. Expect explosive commentary on killer cars, fascist futures, and David Carradine in a leather onesie. You won’t want to miss it…unless you’re morally opposed to vehicular manslaughter with style.
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TIMECODE:
00:00:00 - THEME SONG
00:00:45 - INTRO
00:03:53 - PLOT
00:08:18 - TOP 5 RAD/SAD/BAD MOMENTS
00:20:00 - BEST/WORST LINES
00:24:12 - PLOTHOLES
00:26:25 - SCORE
00:27:30 - CLOSE